MG311 TUTORIAL Statistics—Revision Statistics 5.

Two die are tossed and the frequency of getting a

sum from the die are shown.
1. A bank manager keeps records of the weekly
number of complaints by customers. For the last Sum of 2 Die Frequency
10 weeks the record shows the following data:
2 1
4, 0, 2, 6, 1, 0, 2, 4, 2, 3
a. Find the following statistics for this sample: 3 2
i. The mean
ii. The median 4 3
iii. The variance 5 4
iv. The standard deviation
b. Develop a run chart for the data 6 5
c. Could these data be related to quality 7 6
management
8 5
2. Below are breaking strengths, in pounds, for a 9 4
sample of blank gears from a new supplier
1976, 2425, 2003, 2138, 2198, 2322, 2110 10 3
Find the following statistics for this sample: 11 2
a. The mean
b. The median 12 1
c. The range
d. The variance
e. The standard deviation a. Based on the above data, construct a probability
distribution.
3. What is a probability distribution? In a b. i. What is the probability of getting a sum of 4
probability distribution, what goes in the x-axis [sum of 2 die]
and the y-axis. ii What is the probability of getting a sum of
more than 4
4. Given is the frequency distribution for daily iii What is the probability of getting a sum of at
absenteeism for workers being absent in a biscuit least 4
manufacturing company. iv What is the probability of getting a sum of
more than 9
NUMBER ABSENT FREQUENCY v. What is the probability of getting a sum of at
0 8 least 9
1 15 vi. What is the probability of getting a sum of
2 20 less than 11
3 5
4 15 6. In a small factory in Suva, circular bearings are
5 7 manufactured. These bearings are numbered
a. Develop a probability distribution [assume sequentially from 0 to 100. (4 marks)
number absent = random variable i]
b. Draw the probability distribution [assume (a) What is the probability of selecting a bearing at
number absent = random variable i] random?
c. What is the probability of:
i. two people being absent (b) What is the probability of selecting bearings at
ii. three people being absent random numbered from 10 to 20?
iii. more than 3 people being absent
iv. at least 2 people being absent (c) What is the probability of selecting a bearing
v. more than 2 people being absent which has a number greater than 20?
vi. Calculate the variance and the standard
deviation of random variable=i 7. In a factory, the ratio of defective items to non-
vii. Calculate the expected value of ‘i’ and draw defective items is 1:4. What is the probability of
it on the graph. picking a defective item at random?